Afghanistan vs High income: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- High income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.0% against 12.5% in High income, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was High income ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and High income ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and High income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 10.5% | 0.6% | High income |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 11.7% | 1.0% | High income |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 13.0% | 5.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Afghanistan or High income?
- Afghanistan, at 15.0% against 12.5% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Afghanistan and High income?
- 2.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and High income ranks 4th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.